Book match



July 13, 1937. FR T 2,086,906

BOOK MA'TCH Filed Nov. ll, 1936 Patented July 13, 1937 i PATENT OFFICE 2,086,906 BOOK MATCH George S. Frost, Baldwin, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Elmer S. Lindmark, Brooklyn, N. Y.

1 Application November 11, 1936, Serial No. 110,250

5 Claims.

vide a book match the cover of which remains in closed position and the group or pad of matches is made to swivel in relation to the cover so that in order to remove an individual match splint from the book the group of matches is turned upon a pivot or axis in relation to the cover in order to move the match splints to a position outside the cover.

The striking material is so disposed that when the match splints are moved out of the cover or exposed, the striking material is automatically moved inside the cover. As a consequence. the group' of matches must be moved back within the cover before the match which has been detached can be rubbed on the striking material. -There is practically no danger, therefore, in using this book match, of bringing the lighted match into close proximity to the group of matches because the latter must be disposed within the cover and be protected by it at the time the match is actually lighted by being moved across the striking material.

In addition to the features just described, it is an object of my invention to provide a construction having the above characteristics and which will permit the book match to be made as cheaply as an ordinary book match and which will also permit it to be made with the same machinery now used in making the ordinary book match. It is therefore possible to sell the present article at as low a price as the ordinary book match and to provide the factor of safety set forth above.

Other features and advantages will be set forth in the following detailed description of my invention.

In the drawing forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book match embodying my invention and showing the match group in full lines in one position and showing the same in dotted lines in the process of being swung into exposed position,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, V V

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a face view of the group of matches before being attached to the cover, and

Figure 6 is a sectional'view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5. i

In the drawing I have shown a body or group of match splints l arranged in parallel relation, 7

which splints may be made of cardboard or paper stock and each being provided with the usual striking material or head 2. These splints are shown as formed from a sheet 3 of cardboard or similar material, the blank being cut or slotted as shown at 4 to form individual splints lying in parallel relation. Preferably, there are two such blanks superimposed against each other face to face as shown in Figures 1 and 2, so that there will be a double row of match splints lying one in front of the other, although as far as my present invention is concerned the group of matches may consist of one blank or any number of blanks. As it is customary in making book matches to use .two blanks, I have illustrated this form in the drawing. The blanksfrom which the splints are formed are shown in Figure 5 as extending below the butts or lower ends of'the splints and at the bottom end of the blank the striking or scratching material 5 is applied to the surface of the blank. I

Where the group of matches is made up from two superimposed blanks the outer surfaces of both blanks may be provided with the striking material as shown at 5 in Figure 2. The blank or blanks 3 is or are pivotally connected with the cover, preferably at a location which is between the butt ends of the splints, and the portion of the blank which is covered by the striking material 5. As shown in Figure 5, the blank 3, or where there are two blanks, both such blanks are provided with perforated or preferably cut slots 6 which form a circular cut through the material of the blank or blanks 3, the circle being incomplete, however, so that a disc I is created in the blank or blanks, which disc is severed from the blank throughout the greater portion of the circle, but one or more tabs 8 is: or are adapted to connect the disc with the blank and I have shown two such tabs disposed at opposite sides of the disc as in Figure 5. These tabs are of such dimensions as to retain the disc I in place on the blank 3 until such time as the parts of the book match have been assembled.

The cover for the book match is shown as a sheet of material 9 which may be cardboard or other similar material, bent or folded upon itself to form a loop Ill and the two members H, 12 of the cover are adapted to lie face to face against the group of matches and to enclose the same as I 2 aoeaaoa stitch or staple i3 is passed through one wall of the cover and the legs of the stitch or staple after passing through one wall of the cover then pass through the disc I of the blank or blanks 3, and the legs of the staple (or stitch) then pass through the second wall of the cover and the ends of the staple legs or wire stitch are then bent or clenched against the outer side of the second cover wall as shown in Figures 3 and 4. This secures the cover in closed position and attaches the blank or blanks 3 to the cover or, in other words, it assembles the book match.

The first time the article is used the group of matches will be turned or rotated in relation to the cover and at the first such operation the tabs 8 which connectthe discs 1 with the blanks 40 tached splint.

3 will be ruptured or torn and thereafter the match group will be movable in relation to the discs I so that the match group may be revolved around this disc or where there are more than one disc, around the several discs as a unit.

The user will turn the match group as shown in Figure 1 until the match splints are exposed at the lower end of the book as viewed in Figure 1; that is, until the butts of the splints or the line of connection between the. splints and the blanks 3 will be just below the lower edges of the cover walls ll, l2. With the match group in this position the user may detach one or more splints from the group by tearing them ofi the blank 3; but the match cannot be rubbed on the striking material 5 at this time because the striking material has been automatically moved within the confines of the cover when the match group'was swung into position to allow the individual splint to be removed. It is necessary, therefore, to swing the match group around into the full line position shown in Figure l in order to make the striking material accessible for lighting the de- This operation, however, returns the undetached splints within the confines of the cover as shown in full lines in Figure l. The striking material being now exposed, the user may rub the head of the detached splint across 45 it to light the match.

During this lighting operation, however, the heads of the undetached splints, that is, the group of unused matches, lie within and are protected by the cover so that the match which is being struck will not come in close proximity to the heads of the unlighted matches and therefore accidental lighting of these matches will not occur. The cover will remain in fixed or closed position, that is, both walls remain attached by the staple or stitching l3 as distinguished from the ordinary book match where one wall of the cover is swung open to expose the splints.

The tabs 8 merely hold the disc I in relation to the blank 3 until the parts have been assembled but when the match group is turned the first time for removing a match, the tabs 8 will be ruptured, thereby leaving the disc 1 detached from the blank 3 but the blank 3 will be revolvable around the disc which will be held in place by the stitch or staple.

Inasmuch as the parts of the device are held together by the stitch or staple, the present book match may be made and assembled with the same machines which have been heretofore used for making and assembling plain book matches. This is made possible by the use of the disc I and by the stitch or staple I3 passing through this disc and holding the same assembled with the cover. Also, thepresent construction is as inexpensive as the ordinary book match which is a very desirable feature because in most cases book matches are given away with cigars, cigarettes and tobacco and while the safety feature described herein is most desirable, the manufacturing cost must be kept down to the cost of the ordinary book match and this I am able to accomplish under the present invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A book match including a cover having front and back walls, a match blank having an aperture, a disc in said aperture on which the blank is adapted to be revolved, and a stitch or staple passing through the walls of the cover and said disc to hold the parts in assembled position-with the match blank revolvable in relation to the cover.

2. A book match including a cover having front and back walls, a match blank disposed between the walls of the cover, a disc formed from said blank the disc initially connected with the blank by one or more tabs adapted to be ruptured by the turning of the blank, and a stitch or staple passing through the cover and said disc.

3. A book match including a cover having front and back walls, a match blank disposed between the walls of the cover, having match splints extending from one end of the blank, said blank having striking material on the opposite end thereof, and a disc formed of said blank between the attached ends of said match splints and said portion of the blank having the striking material, the disc being initially connected with the blank by one or more tabs adapted to be ruptured by the turning of the blank and a stitch or staple passing through the cover and said disc.

4. A book match including a cover having front and back walls, a match blank having match splints and having a portion provided with striking material, said blank having an aperture, a disc in said aperture on which the blank is adapted to be revolved and a stitch or staple passing through the walls of the cover and said disc to hold the parts in assembled position with the match blank revolvable in relation to the cover, said splints and said striking material covered portion of the blank being so disposed that when the 'blank is positioned with the splints enclosed by the cover the portion of the blank having the striking material will be exposed in relation to the cover and when the blank is turned to expose the match splints the portion covered by the striking material will be enclosed by the cover.

5. A book match including a cover having front and back walls, a match blank disposed between the Walls of the cover, a disc formed from said blank the disc being initially connected with the blank by one or more tabs adapted to be ruptured by the turning of the blank, a stitch or staple passing through the cover and said disc, said blank'having match splints and having a portion carrying striking material, the parts being so disposed that when the match blank is positioned to enclose the match splints in the cover, the portion carrying the striking material will be exposed, and conversely, when the blank is moved to expose the match splints the striking material portion of the blank will be enclosed by said cover.

GEORGE S. FROST. 

